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COMEDK · Physics · 11. Mechanical Properties of Fluids

A block of wood floats in water with \((4 / 5)\) th of its volume submerged. If the same block just floats in a liquid, the density of the liquid is (in \(\mathrm{kgm}^{-3}\))

  1. A 800
  2. B 400
  3. C 1250
  4. D 600
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(A) 800

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Let \(V\) be the volume of the block and \(\rho_{w}\) be the density of water. Let \(\rho_{b}\) be the density of the block and \(\rho_{l}\) be the density of the liquid. When the block floats in water, the weight of the block equals the weight of the displaced water:…